Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-13
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Principal Measures Brought Be-
fore the Senate Yesterday-The
Select Committees.
Mr.. Carr of Midland County Elected Ser
geant- at arms of the House-COm-
mittee Chairmen.
THE SENATE.

AUSTIN, lex, Jan. II. FOLLOWING
were the principal proceedings in the SEN
ate to-day. A bill WAS INTRODUCED by Sen
ator Woods of Lavacca to establish
house of correction. Referred.
Senator Stinson of Hunt introduced 8
resolution allowing the purchase OF fifty
papers for each senator from the contln-
gent fund, and such papers as publish
synopsis of the proceedings. BY vote
of u to 10 the senate refused TO commit,
and upon the passage OF the original reso-
luton the same was lost by the following
vote:
Ayes-Burgess, Douglass of Jefferson,
Gregg, Houston, Jarvis, Lane, McManuS,
Pope, Slmpkins, Sunson, Terrell, Up
shaw, WOODS, Woodward-l4.
Nays-Abercrombie, Armistead, Bell,
Burney, Calhoun, Camp, Ciaiborn, DAVIS,
Douglass of Graysou, Fields, Frank, Gar,
rison, Glasscock, Harrison, knittle and
McDonald-lG.
A bill was introduced to amend the
general corporation law of the nineteenth
legislature so as to cover refrigerator
slaughter houses and stock yards.
Senator Burney of the Twenty-eighth
district Introduced bill touching rights
in the public free schools, which was re-
ferred TO the educational committee.
Senator Calhoun was made chairman OF
the committee on land office. Bell was
added to judiciary committee No. l, Hous-
ton to the committee on capitol building,
and Abercrombie to judiciary No. /.
Senator Garrison was made chairman
of the committee on renitentiaries.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. II The following
are the committees in the senate: Judi
ciary mmittee-Terren, chairman; Nc
Donald, Jarvis, Gregg, Simpk.ns, Arm
istead, G a>scuck, Fields, Camp, Harrl-
son, Lane and Upshav Y.
Judiciary No. BELL, chairman; Hous-
ton, Pope, Calhoun, Stinson, Woods,
AbercrvmbIe, Burgess, Frank, Bu-ney,
Douglass of Jeff .Tson and Woodward.
Constitutional meudments-Houston
chairman, Upshaw, Burgess, Fields, Bell,
Terrell, Pope, Douglas OF Jefferson,
McMauus, Mcdonald, Calhoun, Allen
and Claiborne.
Observation-Disclosures chairman; A5er-
crombie, Stirson, Calhoun, Harrison,
DAVIS, Burgess, Jarvis, Armistead and
Knitte.
Internal mprovements-Gregg, chair
man; Pope, Houston, Upshaw, Bell,
Frank, Mcdonald, Allen, Jones, Burgess,
Burney, Terrell and Claib Jrn9.
Finance-Jarvis, chairman; Arni5tead,
Frank, Garrison, Allen, Glasscock, Fields,
Knittle, Woods, Douglass Of Gonza!es5
McManus, Abercromble and Burgess.
Private land claims-H 4rrison. chair
man; Stinson, Bell, Upshaw, Jarvis and
Lane.
Public health-Douglass of jefferson,
chairman, Lane, Davis, Knittle, Clai-
borne, McManus, Burney and Woods.
Penitentiarieg - Calhoun, chairman;
Frank, Stinson, Simpkins, Garrison, Arm
istead, Allsn, Gregg, Douglass otGrayson,
Houston and DAVIS.
Military aft llrs-WoodWard, chairman;
Claiborne, Houston, Glasscock, Douglass
of Grayson, and Lane.
Publtc lands-PJpe, chairman; Hous-
ton, Burgess, Mcdonald, Bell, Frank,
Armistedd, Calhoun, Douglass OF Jetf:r-
son, Burnsy, Terrell, Gregg, Upshaw,
Abercrom0ie and Nc Manus.
State affairs-Camp, chairman; Gregg,
Harrison, Calhoun, Houston, Abercrom-
bic, Lane. Davis and Fields.
Commerce and manufactures-Clai-
borne, chairman; Harrison, Garrison,
Lane, Douglass of Grayson, and Nc
Manus.
Roads and bridges-U pshaw, chairman;
Woods, Terrell, Douglass OF Jefferson,
Allen, Armstead and Lane.
Claims and accounts-Woods, chair
man; Kuittle, Fields, McManus, Harri-
son and Davis.
General land ottlce-Garrison, CHAIR
man; Lane, Armistead, Gregg, Abercroln-
bic and Glasscock.
Federal relations-Simpkins, chair
man; Pope, Abercromoie, Mcdonald,
and Camp.
Counties and county boundaries-Har-
aison, chairman; Woodward, Upshaw,
Houston, Claiborne, Bell and Douglass
of Jefferson.
Public debt-Burgess, chairman; Allen,
Camp, Douglass of Grayson, Gregg, Nc
Manus, Mcdonald, Simpkins and Fields.
Public printing Burney, chairman;
Calhoun, Wood, Harrison snd iimpkins.
Frontier pTotection-iOuston, chair
man; Burney, Davis, Calhoun, Claiborne,
Woodward ana Pope.
State asylums-Armist ead, chairman !;
Glasscock. Alien, Bell, Upshaw, Wood
ward and Mcdonald.
Stock and stock Observation-Disclosures
chairman; Davis, Stlnsop, Houston, Cal
houn and Allen.
Agricultural affsirs-Allen, chairman
Woodward, Davis, Claiborne end Dou'
glass of Grayson.
Retrenchment and reform-Dayis,
chairman; Knittle, Gregg, Abercromoie
and Simpson.
Treasurer AMI Comptroller's Offices
Fields, chairman; Garrison, Douglass Of
Jefferson, Camp and Frank.
Elections -Douglass of Grsyson, chair
man; McManus, Stinscn, Garrison ane
Knittlc.
Public buildings and grounds-Stinson
chairman; Upshsw, Bell, Douglass O
Grayson, Burney, Pope and Burgess.
Rules-Camp, chairman; Claiborne
Woodward, Houston and Glassceck.
Insurance statistics and history-Lane
Chairman; Garrison, d ouglass CT Grayson
Woodward and Knittle.
Judicial districts - Mcdonald, chair
man; Fields. Calhoun, Armistead, Woods
and Burne..
Eugrossed bills - Frank. chairman
Simpkins, StiTson, Bell and Jarvis.
Enrolled bi,ls-Abercrombie, chairman
Gregg, Douglass of Jefferson, Fields ant
Lane.
THE HOUSE.